Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-17
' XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Takes Up the Militia Bill
and Passes Number OF Radi.
Cal Amendments.
Tbs House Strikss a New Limo of Debate
on the Land Bill and Free Grass
Cuts a Figure.
TIE SENATE,

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manufactures be exempt from taxation.
Senator Garrison entered a motion to
reconsider the vote adopting the adverse
report on the Greer county bill.
Senator Glasscock, for the committee
on education, reported fsvorably substi-
tute House bill No. /, amending the
school law.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Bill, to create the Forty
second Judicial district.
By Senstor Calhoun, TO exempt certain
persons from the law prohibiting the car
rying Of arms.
The militia bill was taken up as special
order.
An amendment by Senator Claiborne,
striking out commissary-generalf from the
Governors staff, a secretary for each
company, commisssry for each regiment
and division commisssry, was adopted.
An amendment by Senator Claiborne,
requiring q recommendation from the
line officers of a regiment before the Gov
ernor shall appoint an officer for the
regiment, was adopted.
Senator Woods moved to amend by
striking out eIemptIDg mIlitiamen from
poll tax, road or street tax, and road
duty.
The bill passed 90 engrossment with
amendments striking out the exemptions
from the payment Of road and street tax
and road duty.
Senate bill to authorize cities and
towns to compromise existing indebted
ness passed.
Senate Joint resolution, amending the
constitution so as to authorize the eXemp
pasSed-yeas, 81; nays, 2.
Senate bill authorizing the impOUuding
of stock trespassing upon the property
of another, lost.
Adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President and President pro TEN.
being sick, Senator Houston was unsni-
mousIy elected to take the chair for the
day.
House Joint resolution, amending the
constitution so as to permit the invest
ment of the University fund IN other than
United States and state bonds, was
called up.
Senator Gregg moved to strike out the
words making the state responsible for
the investment. LOst-yeas, 6; nays, 49,.
The resolution Was passed to third
reading.
The House high license bill as amended
yesterday passed.
House bill making the crime Of bigamy
punishable by confinement IL the peDi-
tentisry not less than two nor more than
tive years.
Senator Claiborne moved to make the
confinement not less than five nor more
than ten years. Lost.
Senator Calhoun moved to make the
penalty twenty years as the maximum
penalty.
Senator Lane offered substitute max
ing it fifty years. Lost, and the bill
passed to third reading.
House bill prohibiting the hunting of
quail from April to September, and pro
hibiting their capture by nets or traps,
Was called up.
Senator Douglass moved to strike out
September. Carried.
Further consideration of the bill wss
postponed.
House bill increasing the punishment
for Illegally voting passed.
House bill 10 require physicians to have
their diplomas recorded in the office of
district clerk passed to third reading.
House bill prohibiting places OF bust
ness from being kept open on Sunday was
taken up.
Senator Stinson moved TO amend so as
to permit the sale CT medicines and drugs.
Adopted.
Senator Harrison's amendment allow
ing barber shops to be kept open and the
sale of ice permitted WAS adopted.
Senator Claiborne moved to amend,
permitting the sale Of ice cream.
Senator Glasscock moved to include
sods water.
After some deba|e Senator Burney
moved to postpone further consideration
of the bill and amendments until april l..
Lost-yeas, p nays, rs.
The Senate then adjourned until 10
O'Clock tomorrow.
THE HOUSE,.
The House resumed consideration Of
Senate bill No. Il providing for the sale
of scrap lands of less than $40 acres.
Amended by reducing amount to 500
acres or less.
Hr. Curry offered an amendment set
ting aside the proceeds Of all these lands
for the free school fund. Lost.
The bill passed to third reading.
Mr. Page called up House bill No. 692,
authorizing the Governor to appoint three
state agents to enforce the liquor license
revenue law.
Mr.. Payne moved TO strike out the sec
ton authorizing prosecution to be had in
any county IN the state.
Mr.. Page stated that over 100000 was
lost to the state by evasiOns Of the liquor
revenue.
Dir. Browning argued that the bill was
ubiquitous and would be oppressive Ike
the United States revenue system just
after the war He wanted the bill killed
as dead as Hector.
Mr.. Camp favored and Mr. Hunter op-
posed the Dill.
Mr.. Mills had an extract read from the
committee on the Comp5r0!ler's office OF
the subject @! evssJunS of the revenue
laws.
Mr.. Kirlicks said where defendants TO
such cases were prosecuted they were
generally convic:ed, bat the trouble was
to get people prosecuted. He was op-
posed 20 dragging men away fem home 10
prosecute them, aud isVoGed The Payne
Smendmt Mt.
Dir. Pruitt favored the bill with the
PaVne amendment.
Nr Fuller opposed the bill.
Pending discussion The special order
hour arrived and the House resumed
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